# Adding a cover letter

> Write a cover letter inside a resume as a Cover Letter section, and put it on its own page of the PDF.

You can write a cover letter inside a resume, so it prints in the same fonts and colors and exports in the same PDF. It's a custom section of the type **Cover Letter**.

<Info>
  This page is about writing a letter in the builder. To have Hiresweep AI write a cover letter for a job you saved in
  Applications, see [Tailoring and cover letters](https://docs.hiresweep.com/guides/tailoring-and-cover-letters).
</Info>

## Create a cover letter section

<Steps>
  <Step title="Add a section">
    In the builder's **Edit** tab, select **Add a section** at the end of the section list. You can also open **Custom Sections** and choose **Add a new custom section**.
  </Step>
  <Step title="Choose the Cover Letter type">
    In **Create a new custom section**, enter a **Title**, for example "Cover letter" or "Cover letter, Acme". Set **Section Type** to **Cover Letter** and select **Create**.
  </Step>
  <Step title="Add the letter">
    Open the new section and choose **Add a new item**. **Create a new cover letter** opens with two fields, **Recipient** and **Content**.
  </Step>
  <Step title="Write and save">
    Fill in both fields and select **Create**.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Recipient and Content

**Recipient** holds the address block. Put each part on its own line:

```text
10 October 2026

Jane Smith
Senior Hiring Manager
Acme Corporation
123 Main Street, Suite 400
New York, NY 10001
```

**Content** holds the letter itself: the greeting, a few paragraphs on why you fit the role, and your sign-off.

Both are rich-text fields with the same toolbar as the rest of the builder: bold, italic, underline, lists, alignment, links and more. Select **Fullscreen** in the toolbar for a larger writing area, and **Exit Fullscreen** to go back. See [Editing resume sections](https://docs.hiresweep.com/guides/editing-resume-sections#rich-text-editor).

A cover letter section prints without a section heading, so the letter starts with the recipient block.

## Put the letter on its own page

<Steps>
  <Step title="Add a page">
    Open the **Design** tab, go to **Layout** and select **Add Page**.
  </Step>
  <Step title="Drag the section to the new page">
    In **Layout**, drag the cover letter section from its current page into the new page's **Main** column.
  </Step>
  <Step title="Make the page full width (optional)">
    Turn on **Full Width** for that page so the letter uses the whole page width instead of leaving room for a sidebar.
  </Step>
  <Step title="Check the preview">
    Make sure the letter sits on its own page.
  </Step>
</Steps>

Pages print in order. To put the letter first, drag it to **Page 1** and move your resume sections to **Page 2**.

<Note>
  **Move to** in an item's menu moves single items, not whole sections. Use **Layout** to move the cover letter
  section between pages.
</Note>

## Several letters in one resume

Each letter is its own custom section, so you can:

- keep one section per application and title them clearly, for example "Cover letter, Google";
- hide the ones you aren't sending with **Hide** in the section's menu;
- copy a letter as a starting point with **Duplicate** in the section's menu.

If you send many applications, it's often tidier to duplicate the whole resume per job. See [Managing resumes from the dashboard](https://docs.hiresweep.com/guides/managing-resumes-from-the-dashboard#duplicate).

## Tips

- Keep it to 250–400 words.
- Name the role and company, and refer to one or two requirements from the posting.
- Proofread before you export.